'Walking Dead' Marine Battalion To Be Deactivated

WochitAug. 29, 2014. 07:51 AM EST

Decades before the television show, a Marine Corps battalion decorated for extensive combat in Wo...
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Decades before the television show, a Marine Corps battalion decorated for extensive combat in World War II and Vietnam earned the nickname the "Walking Dead." Now the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, which also saw action in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been deactivated during a ceremony Friday at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Marine Corps historians say the battalion appears to have gotten the nickname because of its high rate of casualties during the Vietnam War.
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